CVE-2017-9729

7.5 HIGH

Published: June 16, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

In uClibc 0.9.33.2, there is stack exhaustion (uncontrolled recursion) in the check_dst_limits_calc_pos_1 function in misc/regex/regexec.c when processing a crafted regular expression.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/16/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/16/4

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.1%

61th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-674

Affected Vendors

uclibc

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